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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1633 

To promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land 

and to open up opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 26, 2017 

Mr. WYDEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on 

Federal land and to open up opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal partners, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Recreation Not Red-Tape Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Sense of Congress regarding outdoor recreation. 


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TITLE I—MODERNIZING RECREATION PERMITTING 

Sec. 101. Special recreation permitting. 

Sec. 102. Availability of Federal and State recreation passes. 

Sec. 103. Online purchases of National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands 

Pass. 

TITLE II—ACCESSING THE OUTDOORS 

Sec. 201. Access for servicemembers and veterans. 

TITLE III—MAKING RECREATION A PRIORITY 

Sec. 301. Extension of seasonal recreation opportunities. 

Sec. 302. Recreation performance metrics. 

Sec. 303. Recreation mission. 

Sec. 304. Ski area fee retention. 

Sec. 305. National Recreation Area System. 

TITLE IV—MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC LAND 

Subtitle A—Volunteers 

Sec. 401. Private-sector volunteer enhancement program. 

Subtitle B—Priority Trail Maintenance 

Sec. 411. Interagency trail management. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 

4 The term ‘‘Federal land management agency’’ has 

5 the meaning given the term in section 802 of the 

6 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

7 U.S.C. 6801). 

8 (2) FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LAND AND

9 WATER.—The term ‘‘Federal recreational land and 

10 water’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Federal 

11 recreational lands and waters’’ in section 802 of the 

12 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 6801). 


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1 (3) SECRETARIES.—Except as otherwise pro2 vided in this Act, the term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means— 

3 (A) the Secretary of the Interior; and 

4 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture. 

5 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING OUTDOOR 

6 RECREATION. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that— 

8 (1) outdoor recreation and the 

9 $887,000,000,000 outdoor industry that outdoor 

10 recreation supports are vital to the United States; 

11 (2) access to outdoor recreation on land and 

12 waters of the United States is important to the 

13 health and wellness of all people of the United 

14 States, especially young people; 

15 (3) $524,800,000,000 of the amount described 

16 in paragraph (1) contributes to the travel and tour17 ism industry of the United States, which generates 

18 over $2,000,000,000,000 in annual spending; 

19 (4) outdoor recreation (including hunting, fish20 ing, and boating) are appropriate uses of public 

21 land; 

22 (5) access to healthy public land and water is 

23 critical to supporting the uses described in para24 graph (4); 


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1 (6) Congress supports the creation of outdoor 

2 recreation sector leadership positions within the eco3 nomic development offices of States or in the office 

4 of the Governor, as well as coordination with recre5 ation and tourism organizations within the State to 

6 guide the growth of this sector, as evidenced by re7 cent examples in the States of Colorado, Utah, and 

8 Washington; 

9 (7) State and local recreation and tourism of10 fices play a pivotal role in— 

11 (A) coordinating State outdoor recreation 

12 policies, management, and promotion among 

13 Federal, State, and local agencies and entities; 

14 (B) disseminating information, increasing 

15 awareness, and growing demand for outdoor 

16 recreation experiences among visitors across the 

17 United States and throughout the world; 

18 (C) improving funding for, access to, and 

19 participation in outdoor recreation; and 

20 (D) promoting economic development in 

21 the State by coordinating with stakeholders, im22 proving recreational opportunities, and recruit23 ing outdoor recreation businesses; 

24 (8) Congress supports the coordination and col25 laboration of the Federal and State land and water 


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1 management agencies in the delivery of visitor serv2 ices and management of outdoor recreation for the 

3 United States; and 

4 (9) Congress recognizes— 

5 (A) the growing role that recreation has on 

6 public land and water; 

7 (B) the need to provide adequate staffing 

8 within Federal land management agencies to fa9 cilitate sustainable and accessible outdoor recre10 ation opportunities; and 

11 (C) the important role that volunteers and 

12 volunteer partnerships play in maintaining pub13 lic land. 

14 TITLE I—MODERNIZING 

15 RECREATION PERMITTING 

16 SEC. 101. SPECIAL RECREATION PERMITTING. 

17 Section 803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation En18 hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(2) OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES.— 

24 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(i) ASSOCIATED AGENCY.—The term 

2 ‘associated agency’ means any agency that 

3 manages the land or water on which a mi4 nority portion of the trip or activity that is 

5 the subject of a special recreation permit 

6 will take place. 

7 ‘‘(ii) LEAD AGENCY.—The term ‘lead 

8 agency’ means the agency that manages 

9 the land or water on which the majority of 

10 the trip or activity that is the subject of 

11 the special recreation permit will take 

12 place. 

13 ‘‘(B) OUTFITTER AND GUIDE PERMITS.— 

14 In issuing special recreation permits or charg15 ing special recreation permit fees in connection 

16 with the issuance of permits under paragraph 

17 (1) with respect to outfitters and guides, within 

18 a reasonable time after the date of enactment 

19 of the Recreation Not Red-Tape Act, the Direc20 tor of the Bureau of Land Management and the 

21 Chief of the Forest Service shall, in consulta22 tion with the public, including stakeholder 

23 groups that represent the interests of organiza24 tions that facilitate outdoor access— 


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1 ‘‘(i) review permit application forms 

2 and revise if needed to improve efficiency 

3 and ensure the paperwork is concise and 

4 understandable to the general public; 

5 ‘‘(ii) review the process for the 

6 issuance and renewal of outfitter and guide 

7 special recreation permits and use existing 

8 authorities to streamline permit processes 

9 if applicable; 

10 ‘‘(iii) coordinate between agencies to 

11 develop consistent submission deadlines for 

12 activities that cross jurisdictional bound13 aries; 

14 ‘‘(iv) shorten application processing 

15 times and minimize application and admin16 istration costs; and 

17 ‘‘(v) create outreach materials and 

18 make the materials available online and in 

19 print to help outfitters and guides navigate 

20 the permitting process. 

21 ‘‘(C) PERMITS FOR CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL

22 TRIPS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an 

24 activity or trip requiring a permit issued 

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1 aged by the Forest Service and the Bureau 

2 of Land Management that will cross juris3 dictional boundaries, the Secretaries shall 

4 issue a joint permit based on a single ap5 plication to both agencies if the issuance of 

6 a joint permit based on a single application 

7 will lower the processing and other admin8 istrative costs for the permittee, unless the 

9 permit applicant opts to apply for separate 

10 permits rather than a joint permit. 

11 ‘‘(ii) PERMIT APPLICATION.—The per12 mit application required under clause (i) 

13 shall be— 

14 ‘‘(I) the application required by 

15 the lead agency; and 

16 ‘‘(II) submitted to the lead agen17 cy. 

18 ‘‘(iii) REQUIREMENTS OF LEAD AGEN19 CY.—The lead agency for a permit issued 

20 under clause (i) shall— 

21 ‘‘(I) coordinate, consistent with 

22 the authority of the Secretaries under 

23 section 330 of the Department of the 

24 Interior and Related Agencies Appro25 priations Act, 2001 (43 U.S.C. 1703), 


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1 to develop, in consultation with the 

2 public (including stakeholder groups 

3 that represent the interests of organi4 zations that facilitate outdoor access), 

5 a process for issuing 1 joint permit 

6 that covers the entirety of the trip; 

7 ‘‘(II) in processing the joint per8 mit application, consider the findings, 

9 requirements, interests, and needs of 

10 the lead agency and any associated 

11 agencies; and 

12 ‘‘(III) coordinate with the associ13 ated agencies to develop a method for 

14 cost sharing. 

15 ‘‘(D) REASONABLE TIMEFRAME.—The 

16 Secretaries shall complete the permitting proc17 ess under this paragraph within a reasonable 

18 timeframe. 

19 ‘‘(E) ONLINE AVAILABILITY.—To the max20 imum extent practicable, where feasible and ef21 ficient, the Secretaries shall make available— 

22 ‘‘(i) all special recreation permit appli23 cations, to be filled out and submitted on24 line; and 

25 ‘‘(ii) online information regarding— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the application process; and 

2 ‘‘(II) the means by which an ap3 plicant can contact the Secretaries for 

4 guidance on the permit process before 

5 submitting a permit application.’’. 

6 SEC. 102. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL AND STATE RECRE7 ATION PASSES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Lands Recreation 

9 Enhancement Act is amended by inserting after section 

10 805 (16 U.S.C. 6804) the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 805A. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL AND STATE RECRE12 ATION PASSES. 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To improve the procure15 ment of Federal and State outdoor recreation 

16 passes, the Secretaries are encouraged to consult 

17 with States to coordinate the availability of Federal 

18 and State recreation passes in a way that allows a 

19 purchaser to buy a Federal recreation pass and a 

20 State recreation pass at Federal and State facilities 

21 in the same transaction. 

22 ‘‘(2) INCLUDED PASSES.—Passes covered by 

23 the program established under paragraph (1) in24 clude— 


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1 ‘‘(A) a National Parks and Federal Rec2 reational Lands Pass under section 805; and 

3 ‘‘(B) a pass that shall cover any fees 

4 charged by participating States and localities 

5 for entrance and recreational use of parks and 

6 public land in the participating States. 

7 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS WITH STATES.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries, after con9 sultation with the States, may enter into agreements 

10 with States to coordinate the availability of passes 

11 as described in subsection (a)(1). 

12 ‘‘(2) REVENUE FROM PASS SALES.—The agree13 ments between the Secretaries and the States shall 

14 ensure that— 

15 ‘‘(A) funds from the sale of State passes 

16 are transferred to the appropriate State agency; 

17 ‘‘(B) funds from the sale of Federal passes 

18 are transferred to the appropriate Federal 

19 agency; and 

20 ‘‘(C) fund transfers are completed by the 

21 end of a fiscal year for all pass sales occurring 

22 during the fiscal year. 

23 ‘‘(3) NOTICE.—In entering into an agreement 

24 under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall publish in 


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1 the Federal Register a notice describing the agree2 ment.’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 805(a)(9) 

4 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 6804(a)(9)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and section 

6 805A’’ before the period at the end. 

7 SEC. 103. ONLINE PURCHASES OF NATIONAL PARKS AND 

8 FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS PASS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 805(a)(6) of the Federal 

10 Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 

11 6804(a)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and 

12 inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall 

14 sell the National Parks and Federal Rec15 reational Lands Pass— 

16 ‘‘(i) at all Federal recreational lands 

17 and waters at which an entrance fee or a 

18 standard amenity recreation fee is charged; 

19 ‘‘(ii) at such other locations as the 

20 Secretaries consider appropriate and fea21 sible; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) through the website of each of 

23 the Federal land management agencies and 

24 the websites of the relevant units and 

25 subunits of those agencies, with— 


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1 ‘‘(I) a prominent link on each 

2 website; and 

3 ‘‘(II) information about where 

4 and when passes are needed.’’. 

5 (b) ENTRANCE PASS AND AMENITY FEES.—The Sec6 retaries shall make available for purchase or payment on7 line, if appropriate and feasible, for each unit where passes 

8 and fees are required— 

9 (1) all entrance fees under section 803(e) of the 

10 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 6802(e)); 

12 (2) all standard amenity recreation fees under 

13 section 803(f) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(f)); and 

14 (3) all expanded amenity recreation fees under 

15 section 803(g) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(g)). 

16 TITLE II—ACCESSING THE 

17 OUTDOORS 

18 SEC. 201. ACCESS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries are encouraged to 

20 work with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 

21 Veterans Affairs on ways to ensure servicemembers and 

22 veterans have access to outdoor recreation and to outdoor23 related volunteer and wellness programs as a part of the 

24 basic services provided to servicemembers and veterans. 


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1 (b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION.—Each branch of 

2 the Armed Forces is encouraged to include information 

3 regarding outdoor recreation and outdoors-based careers 

4 in the materials and counseling services focused on resil5 ience and career readiness provided in transition pro6 grams, including— 

7 (1) the benefits of outdoor recreation for phys8 ical and mental health; 

9 (2) resources to access guided outdoor trips and 

10 other outdoor programs connected to the local office 

11 of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 

12 (3) information regarding programs and jobs 

13 focused on continuing national service such as the 

14 Public Land Corps of the National Park Service, 

15 AmeriCorps, or a conservation corps program. 

16 (c) OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAM ATTEND17 ANCE.—Each branch of the Armed Forces is encouraged 

18 to permit members of the Armed Forces on active duty 

19 status, at the discretion of the commander of the member, 

20 to use not more than 7 days of a permissive temporary 

21 duty assignment or terminal leave allotted to the member 

22 to participate in a program related to environmental stew23 ardship or guided outdoor recreation following deploy24 ment. 


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1 (d) VETERAN HIRING.—The Secretaries are strongly 

2 encouraged to hire veterans in all positions related to the 

3 management of Federal land. 

4 TITLE III—MAKING RECREATION 

5 A PRIORITY 

6 SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF SEASONAL RECREATION OPPOR7 TUNITIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The relevant unit managers of 

9 land managed by the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land 

10 Management, and the National Park Service, through the 

11 respective land management planning processes of those 

12 agencies, may— 

13 (1) identify areas of Federal recreational land 

14 and water in which recreation use is highly seasonal; 

15 (2) where appropriate, develop a management 

16 plan for extending the recreation season or increas17 ing recreation use in a sustainable manner during 

18 the offseason; and 

19 (3) make information about extended season 

20 schedules and related recreational opportunities 

21 available to the public and local communities. 

22 (b) INCLUSIONS.—The management plan developed 

23 under subsection (a)(2) may include— 

24 (1) the addition of facilities that would increase 

25 recreation use during the offseason; and 


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1 (2) improvement of access to the area to extend 

2 the season. 

3 (c) REQUIREMENT.—The management plan devel4 oped under subsection (a)(2) shall be compatible with all 

5 applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies, includ6 ing land use plans. 

7 SEC. 302. RECREATION PERFORMANCE METRICS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Forest Service 

9 and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall 

10 evaluate land managers under their jurisdiction based on 

11 the achievement of applicable agency recreational and 

12 tourism goals as described in applicable land management 

13 plans. 

14 (b) METRICS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The metrics used to evaluate 

16 recreation and tourism outcomes shall ensure— 

17 (A) the advancement of recreation and 

18 tourism goals; and 

19 (B) the ability of the land manager to en20 hance the outdoor experience of the visitor. 

21 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The metrics referred to para22 graph (1) may include, to the maximum extent prac23 ticable— 

24 (A) the quality of visitor experience; 

25 (B) the number of first-time visitors; 


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1 (C) the number of repeat visitors; 

2 (D) the number of school and youth 

3 groups that visited; 

4 (E) the number of available recreational 

5 opportunities; 

6 (F) the number of recreational and envi7 ronmental educational programs offered and the 

8 success of those programs; 

9 (G) visitor satisfaction; and 

10 (H) the maintenance and expansion of ex11 isting recreation infrastructure. 

12 SEC. 303. RECREATION MISSION. 

13 (a) DEFINITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY.—In this sec14 tion, the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means each of— 

15 (1) the Corps of Engineers; 

16 (2) the Bureau of Reclamation; 

17 (3) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 

18 and 

19 (4) the Department of Transportation. 

20 (b) MISSION.—With respect to the mission of the 

21 Federal agency, each Federal agency shall consider how 

22 land and water management decisions can enhance recre23 ation opportunities and the recreation economy. 


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1 SEC. 304. SKI AREA FEE RETENTION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 701 of division I of the 

3 Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 

4 1996 (16 U.S.C. 497c) is amended by adding at the end 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(k) SKI AREA FEE RETENTION ACCOUNT.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

8 ‘‘(A) ACCOUNT.—The term ‘Account’ 

9 means the Ski Area Fee Retention Account es10 tablished under paragraph (2). 

11 ‘‘(B) COVERED UNIT.—The term ‘covered 

12 unit’ means an administrative unit of the Na13 tional Forest System subject to a rental charge 

14 under this section. 

15 ‘‘(C) RENTAL CHARGE.—The term ‘rental 

16 charge’ means a permit rental charge that is 

17 charged under subsection (a). 

18 ‘‘(D) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ 

19 means the Secretary of Agriculture. 

20 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the 

21 Treasury shall establish in the Treasury a special 

22 account, to be known as the ‘Ski Area Fee Retention 

23 Account’, into which there shall be deposited— 

24 ‘‘(A) in the case of a covered unit at which 

25 not less than $15,000,000 is collected by the 

26 covered unit from rental charges in a fiscal 


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1 year, an amount equal to 50 percent of the 

2 rental charges collected at the covered unit in 

3 the fiscal year; or 

4 ‘‘(B) in the case of any other covered unit, 

5 an amount equal to 65 percent of the rental 

6 charges collected at the covered unit in a fiscal 

7 year. 

8 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—Subject to paragraphs 

9 (4), (5), and (6), any amounts deposited in the Ac10 count under paragraph (2) shall remain available for 

11 expenditure, without further appropriation, until ex12 pended. 

13 ‘‘(4) LOCAL DISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS IN

14 THE ACCOUNT.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

16 subparagraph (B), 100 percent of the amounts 

17 deposited in the Account from a specific covered 

18 unit shall remain available for expenditure at 

19 the covered unit at which the rental charges 

20 were collected. 

21 ‘‘(B) REDUCTION.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

23 (ii), the Secretary may reduce the percent24 age of amounts available to a covered unit 

25 under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary 


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1 determines that the rental charges col2 lected at the covered unit exceed the rea3 sonable needs of the covered unit for that 

4 fiscal year for authorized expenditures de5 scribed in paragraph (5)(A). 

6 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The Secretary 

7 may not reduce the percentage of amounts 

8 available under clause (i)— 

9 ‘‘(I) in the case of a covered unit 

10 described in paragraph (2)(A), to less 

11 than 35 percent of the amount of 

12 rental charges deposited in the Ac13 count from the covered unit in a fiscal 

14 year; or 

15 ‘‘(II) in the case of any other 

16 covered unit, to less than 50 percent 

17 of the amount of rental charges de18 posited in the Account from the cov19 ered unit in a fiscal year. 

20 ‘‘(C) TRANSFER TO OTHER COVERED

21 UNITS.— 

22 ‘‘(i) DISTRIBUTION.—If the Secretary 

23 determines that the percentage of amounts 

24 otherwise available to a covered unit under 

25 subparagraph (A) should be reduced under 


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1 subparagraph (B), the Secretary may 

2 transfer to other covered units, for alloca3 tion in accordance with clause (ii), the per4 centage of the amounts withheld from the 

5 covered unit under subparagraph (B), to 

6 be expended by the other covered units in 

7 accordance with paragraph (5). 

8 ‘‘(ii) CRITERIA.—In determining the 

9 allocation of amounts to be transferred 

10 under clause (i) among other covered 

11 units, the Secretary shall consider— 

12 ‘‘(I) the number of proposals for 

13 ski area improvements in the other 

14 covered units; 

15 ‘‘(II) any backlog in ski area per16 mit administration or the processing 

17 of ski area proposals in the other cov18 ered units; and 

19 ‘‘(III) any need for services, 

20 training, or staffing in the other cov21 ered units that would improve the ad22 ministration of the Forest Service Ski 

23 Area Program. 

24 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts distributed 

2 from the Account to a covered unit under this 

3 subsection may be used for— 

4 ‘‘(i) ski area special use permit ad5 ministration and processing of proposals 

6 for ski area improvement projects in the 

7 covered unit, including— 

8 ‘‘(I) upgrades to, or the replace9 ment or installation of, passenger 

10 ropeways, including tramways, 

11 funiculars, chair lifts, conveyors, and 

12 tows; 

13 ‘‘(II) snowmaking improvements 

14 and new or upgraded water facilities; 

15 ‘‘(III) projects relating to build16 ings, structures, or other facilities 

17 owned by the ski area on National 

18 Forest System land; 

19 ‘‘(IV) trail, service road, or ter20 rain change projects; 

21 ‘‘(V) additional seasonal or year22 round recreational activities and asso23 ciated facilities and trails in the cov24 ered unit, including activities carried 

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1 Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 

2 (16 U.S.C. 497b(c)); 

3 ‘‘(VI) ski area employee housing 

4 constructed on the permit area or on 

5 nearby National Forest System land; 

6 ‘‘(VII) land exchanges relating to 

7 the ski area, in accordance with Fed8 eral laws (including regulations); and 

9 ‘‘(VIII) any other improvements 

10 or facilities to enhance or increase ski 

11 area recreational opportunities; 

12 ‘‘(ii) training programs on processing 

13 ski area applications and administering ski 

14 area permits; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) interpretation activities, visitor 

16 information, visitor services, and signage in 

17 the covered unit to enhance— 

18 ‘‘(I) the ski area visitor experi19 ence on National Forest System land; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(II) avalanche information and 

22 education activities carried out by the 

23 Forest Service. 

24 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Amounts in the Ac25 count may not be used for— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the conduct of wildfire suppres2 sion or preparedness activities; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the conduct of biological moni4 toring on National Forest System land 

5 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

6 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) for listed species 

7 or candidate species, except as required by 

8 law for environmental review of ski area 

9 projects; 

10 ‘‘(iii) the acquisition of land for inclu11 sion in the National Forest System; or 

12 ‘‘(iv) Forest Service administrative 

13 sites. 

14 ‘‘(6) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub16 section affects the applicability of section 7 of 

17 the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as 

18 the ‘Granger-Thye Act’) (16 U.S.C. 580d), to 

19 ski areas on National Forest System land. 

20 ‘‘(B) REVENUE ALLOCATION PAYMENTS.— 

21 Rental charges deposited in the Account under 

22 paragraph (2) shall be considered to be 

23 amounts received from the National Forest Sys24 tem for purposes of calculating amounts to be 

25 paid under— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the Secure Rural Schools and 

2 Community Self-Determination Act of 

3 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); 

4 ‘‘(ii) the sixth paragraph under the 

5 heading ‘forest service’ in the Act of May 

6 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16 U.S.C. 500), 

7 and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 

8 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16 U.S.C. 500); and 

9 ‘‘(iii) chapter 69 of title 31, United 

10 States Code. 

11 ‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING.—Rental 

12 charges retained and expended under this sub13 section shall supplement (and not supplant) ap14 propriated funding for the operation and main15 tenance of each covered unit.’’. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section (including the 

17 amendments made by this section) shall take effect on the 

18 date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this 

19 Act. 

20 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall not be 

21 required to issue regulations or policy guidance to imple22 ment this section (including the amendments made by this 

23 section). 


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1 SEC. 305. NATIONAL RECREATION AREA SYSTEM. 

2 (a) DECLARATION OF POLICY; EFFECT OF SEC3 TION.— 

4 (1) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy 

5 of the United States that— 

6 (A) certain natural landscapes possess re7 markable recreational values and should be 

8 managed for sustainable outdoor recreational 

9 and other benefits for the people of the United 

10 States; 

11 (B) the remarkable recreational values de12 scribed in subparagraph (A) may include— 

13 (i) areas offering existing or prospec14 tive recreation opportunities; 

15 (ii) areas that play, or have the poten16 tial to play, a role in addressing high or 

17 unmet demand for recreational opportuni18 ties; 

19 (iii) areas that play an important role 

20 in supporting the outdoor recreation econ21 omy; 

22 (iv) areas with unique ecological, geo23 logical, hydrological, scenic, cultural, or 

24 historic features or attributes that accom25 modate a variety of outdoor recreation ac26 tivities; and 


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1 (v) areas with high fish and wildlife 

2 values; 

3 (C) in addition to other uses of Federal 

4 land, certain landscapes should be protected 

5 and managed primarily for the recreational, so6 cial, and health benefits people receive from the 

7 landscapes through outdoor recreation, for the 

8 specific and meaningful experiences made pos9 sible by unique and varied landscapes, and for 

10 the contributions those landscapes make in sup11 port of the outdoor recreation economy; and 

12 (D) in addition to land identified as Na13 tional Recreation Areas, the Secretaries should 

14 continue to promote recreation on other Federal 

15 land in accordance with applicable land man16 agement plans. 

17 (2) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this sec18 tion diminishes the importance of prioritizing recre19 ation on Federal land located outside of a National 

20 Recreation Area. 

21 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) NATURAL FEATURE.—The term ‘‘natural 

23 feature’’ means a healthy ecological, geological, 

24 hydrological, scenic, cultural, or historic feature or 

25 attribute of a specific area. 


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1 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

2 means— 

3 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, acting 

4 through the Director of the Bureau of Land 

5 Management with respect to land administered 

6 by the Bureau of Land Management; and 

7 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

8 through the Chief of the Forest Service, with 

9 respect to National Forest System land. 

10 (3) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘System’’ means the 

11 National Recreation Area System established by 

12 subsection (c). 

13 (4) SYSTEM UNIT.—The term ‘‘System unit’’ 

14 means a System unit designated pursuant to sub15 section (c). 

16 (c) COMPOSITION.—There is established a National 

17 Recreation Area System, to be comprised of— 

18 (1) existing National Recreation Areas de19 scribed in subsection (g); and 

20 (2) new System units designated by Congress 

21 on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

22 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

24 each System unit in a manner that maximizes the 

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1 reational values of the System unit (including nat2 ural features that support the recreation experi3 ences) consistent with subsection (a)(1)(C), and pro4 vides for enjoyment by current and future genera5 tions. 

6 (2) STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL INVOLVE7 MENT.—The Secretary shall consult and work, to 

8 the maximum extent practicable, with States, polit9 ical subdivisions of States, affected Indian tribes, 

10 adjacent landowners, and the public in the planning 

11 and administration of System units. 

12 (3) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 

14 affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of a 

15 State with respect to fish and wildlife in a Sys16 tem unit in the State. 

17 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—Hunting, fishing, 

18 and motorized recreation (including boating) 

19 may be allowed on System units if permitted 

20 under applicable Federal and State laws (in21 cluding regulations) and conducted in accord22 ance with the applicable land management 

23 plans. 


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1 (4) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section 

2 affects any valid or vested water right in existence 

3 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 (e) COMPONENTS OF NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

5 SYSTEM.— 

6 (1) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—For System units es8 tablished on or after the date of enactment of 

9 this Act, as soon as practicable after the date 

10 of designation of a System unit, the Secretary 

11 shall prepare a map and legal description of the 

12 System unit. 

13 (B) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal 

14 description filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

15 have the same force and effect as if included in 

16 this section, except that the Secretary may cor17 rect typographical errors in the map and legal 

18 description. 

19 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and 

20 legal description filed under subparagraph (A) 

21 shall be on file and available for public inspec22 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

23 Land Management and the Forest Service. 

24 (2) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall 

2 prepare a comprehensive management plan for 

3 each System unit within the jurisdiction of the 

4 Secretaries that is designated by Congress after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act— 

6 (i) to maximize the protection and en7 joyment of the remarkable recreational val8 ues of the System unit; and 

9 (ii) to protect the natural features of 

10 the System unit that support recreation. 

11 (B) TIMING.— 

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

13 in clause (ii), a comprehensive manage14 ment plan described in subparagraph (A) 

15 shall be completed by not later than 3 

16 years after the date of designation of the 

17 System unit, subject to the availability of 

18 funds and resources. 

19 (ii) INADEQUATE FUNDS AND RE20 SOURCES.—If funds and resources are not 

21 available in accordance with clause (i), the 

22 applicable agency may complete the plan 

23 as part of the regular management plan 

24 revisions of the agency. 


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1 (C) REVIEW.—A comprehensive manage2 ment plan described in subparagraph (A) shall 

3 be regularly reviewed and updated as part of 

4 the regular land management planning process 

5 of the applicable agency. 

6 (D) MANAGEMENT BY SECRETARY.—The 

7 Secretary shall manage each National Recre8 ation Area in accordance with the management 

9 plan for the National Recreation Area in effect 

10 at the time of the designation, to the extent the 

11 plan is consistent with this Act and the Act 

12 designating the National Recreation Area, until 

13 the plan is revised or superseded by a new com14 prehensive management plan issued in accord15 ance with this subsection. 

16 (E) REQUIREMENTS.—A comprehensive 

17 management plan prepared under subparagraph 

18 (A) shall— 

19 (i) identify the existing, and to the ex20 tent practicable, prospective remarkable 

21 recreational and other important values of 

22 the System unit; 

23 (ii) ensure the System unit is man24 aged to protect and enhance purposes for 

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1 (iii) ensure the System unit is man2 aged to protect and enhance the resources 

3 that make the area suitable for designation 

4 under subsection (c)(2) in accordance with 

5 subsection (a); 

6 (iv) be coordinated with resource man7 agement planning for affected adjacent 

8 Federal land; 

9 (v) be prepared— 

10 (I) in accordance with the Fed11 eral Land Policy and Management 

12 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 

13 or section 14 of the National Forest 

14 Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 

15 472a), as applicable; and 

16 (II) in consultation with States, 

17 political subdivisions of States, af18 fected Indian tribes, adjacent land19 owners, and the public; and 

20 (vi) designate a sustainable road and 

21 trail network, consistent with subsection 

22 (a) and the purposes for which the System 

23 was established. 

24 (F) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall publish 

25 in the Federal Register notice of the completion 


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1 and availability of a plan prepared under this 

2 paragraph. 

3 (f) POTENTIAL ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL RECRE4 ATION AREA SYSTEM.— 

5 (1) ELIGIBLE AREA.—An area eligible for inclu6 sion in the System is an area that possesses one or 

7 more of the remarkable recreational values described 

8 in subsection (a)(1)(B). 

9 (2) POTENTIAL ADDITIONS.—In carrying out 

10 the land management planning process, the Sec11 retary shall— 

12 (A) identify eligible areas that possess re13 markable recreational values described in sub14 section (a)(1)(B); 

15 (B) develop and maintain a list of eligible 

16 areas as potential additions to the System; 

17 (C) ensure that relevant land management 

18 plans support the recreational values of areas 

19 identified as potential additions to the System; 

20 and 

21 (D) consider input from the Governor of, 

22 political subdivisions of, and affected Indian 

23 tribes located in, the State in which the eligible 

24 areas are located. 


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1 (g) EXISTING NATIONAL RECREATION AREAS.— 

2 Each National Recreation Area that is under the jurisdic3 tion of the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Manage4 ment and that was established before the date of enact5 ment of this Act shall be— 

6 (1) deemed to be a unit of the System; and 

7 (2) notwithstanding subsection (d)— 

8 (A) administered under the law pertaining 

9 to the applicable System unit; and 

10 (B) managed in accordance with the pur11 poses set forth in the original designation of the 

12 National Recreation Area. 

13 (h) STANDARD FEES.—In accordance with sections 

14 803 through 808 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

15 2005 (16 U.S.C. 6802–6807), the Secretary may establish 

16 a standard amenity fee at each National Recreation Area 

17 designated after the date of enactment of this Act that 

18 is managed by the Bureau of Land Management or the 

19 Forest Service, if— 

20 (1) the purpose of the fee is to enhance visitor 

21 services and stewardship of the recreation area; and 

22 (2) the establishment of a fee is not prohibited 

23 by other Federal law. 

24 (i) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAWS.—Nothing in 

25 this section modifies any obligation— 


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1 (1) of the Secretary to prepare or implement a 

2 land use plan in accordance with section 202 of the 

3 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

4 (43 U.S.C. 1712) or section 6 of the Forest and 

5 Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 

6 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604); 

7 (2) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

8 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 

9 (3) under the Federal Water Pollution Control 

10 Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); or 

11 (4) under any other applicable law. 

12 (j) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAND MANAGEMENT

13 DESIGNATIONS.—Nothing in this section affects— 

14 (1) any other land or water management des15 ignation under any other provision of law; or 

16 (2) any obligation to comply with a requirement 

17 applicable to such a designation. 

18 (k) NATIVE AMERICAN TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing 

19 in this section alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or ab20 rogates the treaty rights of any Indian tribe, including any 

21 off-reservation reserved rights. 


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1 TITLE IV—MAINTENANCE OF 

2 PUBLIC LAND 

3 Subtitle A—Volunteers 

4 SEC. 401. PRIVATE-SECTOR VOLUNTEER ENHANCEMENT 

5 PROGRAM. 

6 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro7 mote private-sector volunteer programs within the Depart8 ment of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture 

9 to enhance stewardship, recreation access, and sustain10 ability of the resources, values, and facilities of the Fed11 eral land managed by the Federal land management agen12 cies. 

13 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

15 means any land— 

16 (A) owned by the United States; and 

17 (B) managed by the head of a Federal 

18 land management agency. 

19 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec20 retary concerned’’ means— 

21 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 

22 through the Chief of the Forest Service), with 

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1 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re2 spect to land managed by the Bureau of Land 

3 Management. 

4 (3) VOLUNTEER.—The term ‘‘volunteer’’ means 

5 any individual who performs volunteer services under 

6 this section. 

7 (c) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary concerned 

8 shall develop an initiative to further enhance private-sector 

9 volunteer programs and to actively promote private-sector 

10 volunteer opportunities and provide outreach and coordi11 nation to the private sector. 

12 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR STEWARDSHIP

13 OF FEDERAL LAND.— 

14 (1) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREE15 MENTS.—The Secretary concerned may enter into 

16 cooperative agreements (in accordance with section 

17 6305 of title 31, United States Code) with private 

18 agencies, organizations, institutions, corporations, 

19 individuals, or other entities to carry out one or 

20 more projects or programs with a Federal land man21 agement agency in accordance with this section. 

22 (2) PROJECT AND PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS.— 

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1 or program and the guidelines for the volunteers to 

2 follow, including— 

3 (A) the physical boundaries of the project 

4 or program; 

5 (B) the equipment the volunteers are au6 thorized to use to complete the project or pro7 gram; 

8 (C) the training the volunteers are re9 quired to complete, including agency consider10 ation and incorporation of trainings offered by 

11 qualified nongovernmental organizations and 

12 volunteer partner organizations; 

13 (D) the actions the volunteers are author14 ized to take to complete the project or program; 

15 and 

16 (E) any other information that the Sec17 retary concerned determines necessary for the 

18 volunteer group to complete the project or pro19 gram. 

20 (3) AUTHORIZED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.— 

21 Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary concerned 

22 may use a cooperative agreement to carry out 

23 projects and programs for Federal land that— 

24 (A) promote the stewardship of resources 

25 of Federal land by volunteers; 


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1 (B) support maintaining the resources, 

2 trails, and facilities on Federal land in a sus3 tainable manner; 

4 (C) increase awareness, understanding, 

5 and stewardship of Federal land through the 

6 development, publication, or distribution of edu7 cational materials and products; and 

8 (D) advance education concerning the Fed9 eral land and the missions of the Federal land 

10 management agencies through the use of the 

11 Federal land as outdoor classrooms and devel12 opment of other educational programs. 

13 (4) CONDITIONS ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—The 

14 Secretary concerned may use a cooperative agree15 ment under paragraph (1) to carry out a project or 

16 program for the Federal land only if the project or 

17 program— 

18 (A) complies with all Federal laws (includ19 ing regulations) and policies; 

20 (B) is consistent with an applicable man21 agement plan for any Federal land and waters 

22 involved; 

23 (C) is monitored by the relevant Federal 

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1 pliance with the instructions under paragraph 

2 (2); and 

3 (D) satisfies such other terms and condi4 tions as the Secretary concerned determines to 

5 be appropriate. 

6 Subtitle B—Priority Trail 

7 Maintenance 

8 SEC. 411. INTERAGENCY TRAIL MANAGEMENT. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall establish an 

10 interagency trail management plan under which Federal 

11 land management agencies shall coordinate so that trails 

12 that cross jurisdictional boundaries between the Federal 

13 land management agencies are managed and maintained 

14 in a uniform manner. 

15 (b) REQUIREMENT.—The plan established under sub16 section (a) shall ensure compliance with all Federal envi17 ronmental laws applicable to each jurisdiction. 

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